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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Basin

1948 (designed), 1948-1962 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Red earthenware basin of rounded shape with slightly flared rim, with a white zircon glaze. Shape no. 5104.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Red earthenware with a white zircon glaze
Brief description
Basin, glazed red earthenware, manufactured by Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe, Germany, 1948-1962.
Physical description
Red earthenware basin of rounded shape with slightly flared rim, with a white zircon glaze. Shape no. 5104.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 18.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Shield, crown, wavy line and 'Karlsruhe' (Moulded factory mark for 1930-1962)
  • '5104' (Printed in blue)
Object history
Shape no. 5104 (Schüssel). In production 1948-1962.

Formerly in the collection of Mr. Wilhelm Terjung, Director of Karlsruhe factory, 1932-1970, previously Sales Manager under Wolfgang Müller von Baczko probably from the late 1920s. Unlike those other pieces acquired from Terjung's collection, this basin has no connection with Lindig; his designs were only for tea, coffee and chocolate. Information on and dating of all the Karlsruhe pieces has been provided by Peter Schmitt of the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe.
Production
Designed by unknown factory designer
Bibliographic references
  • Karlsruher Majolika : die Grossherzogliche Majolika-Manufaktur 1901-1927: die Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur 1927-1978: Ausstellung vom 10. März bis 24. Juni 1979: [Katalog / Gesamtgestaltung, Annelis Schwarzmann]. Karlsruhe : Badisches Landesmuseum, 1979. pp.256, 257, 341, 449.
  • V & A Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File
Collection
Accession number
C.255-1993

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Record createdFebruary 16, 1999
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